Common name: atlas cedar
Family name: Pinaceae

 

  • African conifer
  • grows up to 3000 m in elevation
  • needles born on short shoots
  • spirally arranged
  • long sweeping and ascending branching
  • part of pine family
  • overlapping cone scales
  • blue needles (indicative of trees that grow at high elevation)
  • if blue it’s considered in Glauca group otherwise green means it’s a regular C. atlantica
  • won’t grow without good drainage
  • won’t grow in shade
  • needs lots of space
  • grows 15-20 m wide, 30 m tall
  • strongly upright branches at top
  • evergreen tree
  • coniferous

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